Crusaders FC vs Cliftonville FC Prediction: A very tough contest ahead

The Crues welcome their rival The Reds to the Seaview arena in the 20th game of their League campaign. The Crues have been cruising their way through the league campaign and they are hoping to secure their championship play off qualification. Both teams are doing good at the moment and we are in for a ride on Monday when both teams clash. Please see below match analysis and tips carefully prepared for you.

The Crues have also had quite an impressive run since the start of their league Campaign. However, they lost their last league game to Coleraine FC in a (2-0) defeat. The Crues have suffered two (2) losses in their last five games, the first against Ballymena United in a (0-1) loss and the second against Coleraine in their last match. They have also recorded two wins in their last 5 games.

Crusaders FC are currently fourth (4th) in the league table with eleven (11) wins, three (3) draws and five (5) losses, averaging a total of thirty-six (36) points from nineteen (19) games. They are still on course to secure their championship play off and Europa Conference league qualification.

Fitness levels look good and they are hoping to put up a show when they welcome the Reds on Sunday afternoon. They lost woefully in their last match to Coleraine FC.

The Reds have had quite an impressive league run since the start of their campaign. They had a little slip in form especially after their back to back losses earlier this month and their elimination from the league cup by Coleraine on Penalties, but they have bounced back from that and are now back to winning ways. They have now recorded back to back wins immediately after their consecutive losses in the league and their elimination from the league cup.

Cliftonville are currently second in the league table with Thirteen (13) wins, three (3) draws and three (3) losses, averaging a total of forty-two (42) points from nineteen (I9) games. Their title hopes are still strong as they are just a few points behind table leaders and are on course to secure their championship play off and Europa Conference league qualification.

In their last league match, they managed to go home with the win after Kris Lowe found the net in the 80th minute of the game to give them the win. Fitness levels are good and The Reds will hope to continue in winning ways.

The last meeting between both teams ended in a goalless draw after 90 minutes of intense footballing and both teams shared the points. The last ten meetings between both teams saw Crusaders FC win two of the matches, with Cliftonville managing only a win and a whooping six (6) draws. We see here that the contest between both teams is usually a tough one and the match up on Monday isn’t an exception as it may end in a draw.

Another interesting thing to bank on is that when both teams are not settling for draws they are busy outscoring each other, so we might see a game with goals from both teams which is why the Draw or BTTS option is a good one to go for.

We should also see both teams get a goal each as they sure know how to break each other’s defense line. Both teams to score can go here too.